#live 12/12

Mar 9, 20153 min read

Years & Years @ Rescue Rooms, 28/02/2015

The lights were dimmed and three men walked dutifully on to the stage. For a minute, I thought Years & Years was a moniker for a solo...

Mar 4, 20152 min read

Sofar Sounds Nottingham, 26/02/2015

For those of you who are not familiar with Sofar Sounds, it’s a live music discovery community started in a tiny flat in London. The...

Feb 28, 20152 min read

Public Service Broadcasting – ‘The Race for Space’ album review & @ Rough Trade, 25

Public Service Broadcasting (PSB), is the brainchild of the ridiculously regally named duo from South London, J. Willgoose, Esq. and...

Feb 16, 20153 min read

Jettblack @ Rescue Rooms, 12/02/2015

There’s a tendency to arrive fashionably late to gigs. Understandable. Local gigs in Nottingham seem to start and finish early and it’s...

Feb 16, 20151 min read

King Charles @ Rescue Rooms, 08/02/15

Energetic Newcastle twin duo Gallery Circus kicked off the gig, setting the mood for the velvet clad cavalier King Charles to take to the...

Feb 14, 20153 min read

The Cribs @ Rescue Rooms, 11/02/15

For indie rock warriors, The Cribs, the time after the long anticipated wait for new material to emerge was finally here. Touring round...

Feb 2, 20153 min read

Gnarwolves @ Rescue Rooms, 7/12/14

You won’t see pyro or a fancy light shows tonight. There won’t be the costume changes you might expect at a Taylor Swift show. Tonight...

Jan 30, 20152 min read

Alvvays @ The Bodega, 26/01/15

Twee-pop still remains an under-appreciated genre. How many times have you heard the adjective ‘twee’ used as a pejorative? Probably more...

Dec 20, 20142 min read

Kasabian @ Capital FM Arena, 28/11/12

Eez-eh! eez-eh! The crowd bellowed at any opportune moment throughout the Kasabian gig at the Capital FM Arena last week. For the entire...

Dec 17, 20143 min read

Swans @ Rescue Rooms, 08/12/14

I knew from the start, that this gig would be a test of endurance, both in its length, and in its brutal and constant assault on the...

Nov 9, 20143 min read

Nick Mulvey @ Rescue Rooms, 31/10/14

Every once in a while you get an artist with a critically acclaimed, award nominated album who still manages to surpass all rational...

Nov 7, 20142 min read

Jamie T @ Rock City, 04/11/14

I came into the depths of Rock City, wondering whether or not after 5 years of his last album, I’d just be surrounded by a bunch of...